Blogs from Santiago Region, Chile, South America - page 163

Flew into Santiago from Easter Island and decided to give it a chance after my original plan to head straight out again .... I am glad I did. First night I had dinner with Mark and Jessica whom I met on the island. We were determined to prove to each other that we were capable of staying awake beyond 10 pm. I don't know what it is about island life but each day it was a struggle to stay up late. Luckily we went to Bellavista which is a lovely part of Santiago with bars and restaurants the moment you step out of the hostel. Dinner and then a local bar where I discovered Pisco Manzilla. Have no idea why I thought that might be less potent than pisco sour. All to say the next morning ... read more

just a pic i found off the internet site of a bar in santiago from orientation. megan, amy (she goes to LC), sarah, carolyn, me and marc. i went with marc and carolyn to peru and bolivia. love to all. D... read more

¡Vamos...vamos Chileanos...esta noche tenemos que ganar! So saturday night we went to Santiago to see the Chilean nacional soccer team play against Uruguay--competing for spaces for the World Cup in Germany 2006. I bought a Chilean track jacket for the game and I was ready to get mean! We got to Santiago and of course headed to get some piscola before the game - they dont sell alcohol anywhere that is within 10 blocks around the stadium ( can you imagine a south american team and a game where all the fans were drunk!) So we drank...and quickly before heading to the Stadium. The game started at 10pm but we had to get there at 6 to have seats. I was wondering what we were supposed to do for 4 hrs but believe me there was ... read more

...still in Santiago and having a good time. Met up with some friends of friends and discovered a little bit of the night life and learned more about their culture. Apparently the one Irish pub in town has a 3 day St. Patty´s day celebration, so we caught the last day of it. Still trying to get used to the change in times people go out. I was invited to dinner at 10pm and then we didn´t go out until midnight...my kind of hours, but still have to adjust. I met up with another friend of a friend and she´s been so nice showing me around. Her boyfriend works for the Airlines here so I´m tyring to work a free ticket to the south of Chile instead of taking the 11 hour bus ride this weekend. ... read more

I´ve been in Chile for a few days now and it´s such a clean, safe, nice city. Similar to a new US city in some ways, but has a great South American feel to it with lots of color and history. The people have been very helpful and welcoming. Seems like a simple culture and very business oriented at the same time. Looking into apartments and jobs at the moment. The prices here are a bit more than I expected, almost similar to US prices. Argentina was by far much cheaper, but not nearly as safe and clean, so I guess you get what you pay for. More to follow...and pictures ... read more